Ms. Manee's place is a good investment. The room is a studi apartment style with a living room (couch, flat screen tv, a fridge, a guest table with plates and drinking glass) and a bedroom (king size bed and large closet). There is a separate air conditioner for each room although the two rooms are pretty much joined (only separated by a thin sheet of drape). It is located very conveniently. Outside the alley where the house is there is a bus stop that you can take to pretty much everywhere (the bus system around here seems to be free). There is a ferry pier a two-minute walk away. The pier umber is 3 and this seems to be where the boats start so you won't have to worry about not having enough seats (since you are at the starting point of the trip). Another minute from the pier on Charoen Krung Road is the famous Asiatique complex with literally all the Thai shops, food stalls, entertainment things (circus, Muay Thai stadium, Ferris Wheel by the riverfront, etc) you could think of. The place is huge with about ten "warehouses" (aka section blocks). Just across from the Asiatique is a series of street food stalls with a variety of dishes that make Bangkok so famous. Taxis are relatively fair in terms of price (all of them are metered), buses are free, the ferry (OPX) costs 15 baht one-way (until you get off). The ferry can take you to a lot of tourist destinations such as the Grand Palace (get off at pier #9), Chinatown (get off at pier #5 or #6 I cannot remember exactly), Thailand Flower Market (get off at pier #7), and Wang Lang Market (get off at pier #10) where you can find clothes and lots and lots of street food. Tuk tuk is a cool experience if you want to be touristy and try it out but most drivers tend to overcharge visitors (one tried to charge me 250 baht for a trip that only cost 120 baht by cab). Uber and Grab are available however the GPS app that Grab uses is so terrible that nine out of ten times your driver would be misguided of your pickup location. Most people in Thailand either speak good English or just barely enough that you can still purchase stuff from them. Often you will be able to ask for directions. It was overall a pleasant stay. Ms. Manee picked me up after I got to the meeting point, showed me the house, and immediately sat me down for her self-drawn map that I found very useful and simple. She gave me directions and recommendations for places to visit. The room the upstairs and you get your own bathroom downstairs. She has the amenities for you such as soap, shampoo in the bathroom and coffee and instant noodles in the room. There are glass drinking bottles in the fridge which you can refill at the water filter attached...